It's a general election day and it's safe to say that literally anything can happen, including a party leader almost getting into a confrontation with a person dressed as Elmo from Sesame Street.
This is exactly what went down today between Jeremy Corbyn and a woman who was dressed as the fluffy character as the Labour leader arrived at his polling station in north London.
According to the Guardian, the woman tried to approach Corbyn before he entered the building but was quickly apprehended by his security and forced against a wall.
In a hilarious moment the woman takes off the head of her costume and places it on one of the security guards heads, as some sort of distraction technique before Corbyn intervenes saying:
Hello guys, can we stop the arguments please.
This bizarre incident appears to have been preplanned and appears to be holding up a "Father's Rights" sign in one clip where she actually shakes hands with Corbyn.
Good on @jeremycorbyn for going along with it for a bit of fun and shaking Elmo's hand, just a shame the… https://t.co/OQa7oMLgLm— Bobby Elmo Smith (@Bobby Elmo Smith) 1576145770
The incident appears to have turned quite ugly after 'Elmo' was lead away from the polling station, once Corbyn had left.
No fridges in sight at @jeremycorbyn's polling station but this Elmo activist might be a banana skin. Threatened wi… https://t.co/TVEkCEXEPq— Barney Davis (@Barney Davis) 1576142413
#elmoyougottago https://t.co/W9ljaLW06B— Barney Davis (@Barney Davis) 1576145161
VID: Woman in giant Elmo suit gatecrashes Jeremy Corbyn's visit to London polling station #JeremyCorbyn… https://t.co/NLo0ucCLln— Urban Pictures (@Urban Pictures) 1576147873
No word on whether this is the same Elmo that stood against Theresa May in 2017 but people have found it very amusing.
Wait for the end, when Elmo takes his head off and puts it on a minder https://t.co/4aKsTdSvT2— John Rentoul (@John Rentoul) 1576150920
Hammer'n'Sickle Me Elmo? https://t.co/Yfi0U0l2MX— Stuart Dredge (@Stuart Dredge) 1576154160
Classic. The security guard ends up with Elmo’s head on. https://t.co/4RNRWvRYGn— Simon Barnes (@Simon Barnes) 1576149840
HT Guardian